Labor force, total in Moldova
Moldova: Labor force, total was 1.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Moldova, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 1.37 million for labor force, total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Moldova peaked at 1.63 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million, in 1990.
That places Moldova 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million | 1.26 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million | 1.28 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million | 1.46 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.37 million | 1.50 million | 6 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,408 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 108.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 55.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9892 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Moldova?
- Labor force, total in Moldova was 1.37 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for labor force, total?
- Moldova ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.